• GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 days ago

      Like the camel’s nose, once you let a little bit of dictatorship into your country, you soon find out there is no room left for democracy.

        • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          2 days ago

          Voltaire said, “A witty saying proves nothing.” In your case, this only partly applies.

            • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              1 day ago

              I wouldn’t classify it was witty. Pithy, succinct, a truism, sure, but not particularly notable beyond who said it.

              If I was looking for a witty saying by Voltaire, I would go with, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Note also that it’s value is not because it is witty, which I believe it is, but because of the content of the words. Unlike your words, which I can only hope was an attempt to be witty, yet also had no content.